Songs of the lamp
Aartis to the Goddess
The traditional aartis and prayers, each verse in its own script, with a romanised line for pronunciation and the meaning in plain English.
जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी।
Jai Ambe Gauri
Hindi (Braj and Khari Boli mix) · Shivanand Swami, named in the closing verse (signature line).
दुर्गे दुर्घट भारी तुजविण संसारी।
Durge Durghat Bhari
Marathi · Popularly attributed to Samarth Ramdas (1608 to 1681); the closing line names 'Narahari'.
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु विष्णुमायेति शब्दिता ।
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu
Sanskrit · From the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), chapter 5, part of the Markandeya Purana: the hymn of praise the gods sing to the Goddess (often called the Aparajita Stuti).
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
Sarva Mangala Mangalye
Sanskrit · From the Devi Mahatmya, chapter 11 (the Narayani Stuti, the gods' hymn after the defeat of Shumbha); in the Markandeya Purana text on Sanskrit Wikisource it is numbered 91.9. The same verse also appears in the Devi Bhagavata Purana and the Bhavishya Purana.